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Morning Ride

16 Mar 2012
In: Bangalore, Today's Office
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Maps as enablers: for a visit to our Bangalore studio – waved down passing motorbike – not a taxi driver, gent on a bike on …
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Trail Marker

10 Oct 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Minya Konka
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Design details compared to Hawaii.
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Micro-Coordination

The door-to-door person delivery experience redefined by Uber, make your reservation through the app, know exactly when its arriving and watch it incoming; and automatically …
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These Are A Few of Your Favourite Things

Google Maps one-ups the competition by mining its maps, user and search* data stream to add a local ‘trend spotter’s‘ name to the door sticker. …
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Ear Pinch

12 Nov 2010
In: Today's Office, Tokyo
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The fine-tuning required to sync with the client – minutes before conducting a home visit in Tokyo.
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Secondary Cues

04 Nov 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Nakame
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Support for blind and the visually impaired at this Naka Meguro crossing, also helps the visually engaged. We’re all increasingly blind – choosing to cede better …
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Alleycat’n

29 Oct 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Lest we forget, it’s the Shanghai Alleycat kicking off tonight… more here. Just don’t assume you can rely on mobile maps.
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Ways Found

24 Sep 2010
In: Darvaza, Design Inspiration
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Reference point in the desert around here. Long exposure below.
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Having the Intelligence to Outsmart the Network

Remember when using a map application on a mobile phone was a lesson in frustration and humility? Underperforming hardware, through-a-straw data connection and a choice …
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Ways Found

06 Jun 2010
In: Darvaza, Today's Office
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It’s difficult to photograph scrubland desert, and even trickier to document a hole/crater from ground level – hence photographing a hole in the desert is …
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